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Like a Dragon and Yakuza developer RGG Studio has built its gangland dramas around a very distinct combat core over the years, but with its upcoming game Stranger Than Heaven, the studio is introducing a brand-new way to bang knuckles. At Summer Game Fest, we got to go hands-on with the Yakuza prequel, which spans 50 […]

The new look for Lara Croft–seen in the upcoming remake Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis–has gotten the internet talking, and arguing. But according to the game’s development team, it wasn’t attempting to appeal to any specific audience with her design. Speaking to GameSpot at Summer Game Fest, game director Raul Siqueira and experience director Jeff […]

Generative AI has been a very contentious issue over the last few years in the game industry, and as more and more developers make use of the technology, it’s becoming more difficult to know just what was created by a human being. Next year’s Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will indeed make use of generative […]

A Halo trailer was supposed to air during the recent PlayStation State of Play event, but Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and her team decided to yank it, according to a report. This potentially damaged the relationship between Xbox and PlayStation, sources told Bloomberg. The story didn’t have any further information about the Halo trailer, but […]

If there are two internet gaming celebrities folks love to be parasocial about, it’s gotta be Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley. For decades, the two have publicly shared what many thought to be an unbreakable bond. Despite their different backgrounds, ages, and positions in the industry–Kojima being the beloved game director behind both the Metal […]

Microsoft is reportedly planning major layoffs at its Xbox division next month–a move that comes shortly after new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted its business „isn’t particularly healthy.“ According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the layoffs will come sometime after June 30, which is when Microsoft’s fiscal year ends. In an email sent to employees […]

One of the first things that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma did after ascending to her position was to unveil the next Xbox, Project Helix. Although Microsoft has yet to disclose pricing details, early estimates suggest that Project Helix may cost $900 or more. Now, Sharma has indicated that Xbox may have to embrace „radically different“ […]

Gears of War: E-Day was reportedly planned for PlayStation 5, but Microsoft has opted to skip a Sony version. The decision was apparently not made at the last minute as some suspected. In any event, the developers at The Coalition are OK with the game skipping PS5, even if it means reaching fewer players, and […]